Coarse G 140

Coarse G 140
Type:	Light aircraft
Design country:	Germany
Manufacturer:	Grob aerospace
First flight:	December 12, 2002
Production time:	2003 - unknown

The Grob 140 , also Grob 140TP or G140 (TP) , is a four-seater light aircraft made by the German manufacturer Burkhart Grob Luft- und Raumfahrt GmbH & Co. KG (today Grob Aircraft ).

history

The aircraft was presented at the Paris Air Show in 2001 and made its maiden flight on December 12, 2002. Driven by a Rolls-Royce 250-B17F turboprop engine , the Grob 140TP is fully suitable for aerobatics. Grob Aircraft has not yet decided to resume building the G 140. The Grob 140TP could have been approved in the utility and aerobatic classes , whereby the utility version would have been used as a reconnaissance aircraft.

Technical specifications

Parameter	Coarse G140TP
length	8.9 m
span	10.6 m
height	2.8 m
Wing area	13.3 m²
payload	700 kg
Empty mass	800 kg
Max. Takeoff mass	1500 kg
Max. Landing mass	1500 kg
Top speed	425 km / h
Rate of climb	850 m / min
Range with 6 people	1850 km
Engines	Rolls-Royce 250 B17F with 340 kW (starting power)

Web links

Pictures of the G 140 at Airliners.net

Individual evidence

↑ Rough test flies G140TP. In: European Business Air News . May 3, 2003, accessed on November 20, 2011 (English): "Following its successful first flight on December 12, 2002, flight tests of the four-seat turboprop G140TP have begun at Grob Aerospace."
↑ ^a ^b Grob G 140 TP performance and specifications , Pilotfriend.com, accessed on November 30, 2011

[1] Rough test flies G140TP. In: European Business Air News . May 3, 2003, accessed on November 20, 2011 (English): "Following its successful first flight on December 12, 2002, flight tests of the four-seat turboprop G140TP have begun at Grob Aerospace."

[Pilotfriend-2] Grob G 140 TP performance and specifications , Pilotfriend.com, accessed on November 30, 2011